Kate Trotter

Acting

Kate Trotter

Born 1953-02-05 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kate Trotter (born February 5, 1953) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress. Her television roles include appearances in Wild Roses, Covert Affairs, Lost Girl, The Newsroom, Paradise Falls, Earth: Final Conflict, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, The Jane Show, Republic of Doyle, Blue Murder, Murdoch Mysteries and Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, while her film roles have included Beyond Borders, Joshua Then and Now, Murder in the Hamptons, Murder in Space, Taking a Chance on Love, Clarence and Tru Love. She won a Gemini Award for Guest Actress in a Dramatic Series in 2003 for Blue Murder. Her stage roles have included Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, Madge Kendal in The Elephant Man, Alma in Summer and Smoke, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Hermione in The Winter's Tale, Katie in Quiet in the Land and Ann Whitfield in Man and Superman. She has been a three-time Dora Mavor Moore Award winner for her stage roles. In addition to her own acting, Trotter has also taught acting at George Brown College and the Armstrong Studio, and works as a professional communication coach.

Acting credits

The Silence poster
6.0

With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult.

The Silence

2019

Upside Down poster
6.3

In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?

Upside Down

2012

Beyond Borders poster
6.4

Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British industrialist. She encounters Nick Callahan, a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a result, Sarah embarks upon a journey of discovery that leads to danger, heartbreak and romance in the far corners of the world.

Beyond Borders

2003

Alligator Pie poster
8.0

Nicholas uses his imagination to explore the world around him with a cast of cuddly characters.

Alligator Pie

1991

Compulsion poster
4.4

A strange and destructive relationship develops between a chef and her neighbor, a former child actress.

Compulsion

2013

Tru Love poster
5.6

A lesbian with commitment issues befriends a widowed mother who is visiting her workaholic daughter.

Tru Love

2013

Family of Cops poster
6.4

Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to two—the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna, and Paul's wild-child daughter Jackie. Neither Paul nor Eddie believe that Jackie could have committed the murder, and soon Paul is using himself as a decoy in a bid to find out more about what Anna does and doesn't know about her husband's death.

Family of Cops

1995

The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love poster
4.7

Columnist Peyton MacGruder befriends a reader who sent her a note that inspires Peyton to reconsider the choices she's made and her reluctance to accept her boyfriend's marriage proposal.

The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love

2009

Threshold poster
5.3

Celebrated heart surgeon Thomas Vrain supports the research of an offbeat scientist who has invented an artificial heart. Against the advice of the Ethics Committee, Dr. Vrain decides to perform the first artificial heart transplant.

Threshold

1981

Cold Deck poster
5.5

When a poker player hits rock bottom he enlists his best friend to pull off a high-stakes heist.

Cold Deck

2015

Toying with the Holidays poster
6.5

Kevin, a model train enthusiast reconnects with a former classmate Danielle who is home for the holidays with her young son and try to get their town's old North Pole Express train line running.

Toying with the Holidays

2021

Murder in the Hamptons poster
5.2

Based on the true events leading up to the murder of multimillionaire Ted Ammon found bludgeoned to death at his East Hampton estate while in the midst of a combative divorce and custody battle from his mentally unstable wife, Generosa Rand.

Murder in the Hamptons

2005

Bloodknot poster
5.3

A grieving family opens its household to an unknown woman who claims to have been their dearly departed's girlfriend.

Bloodknot

1995

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story poster
6.0

Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

2010

Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story poster
7.3

Silken Laumann's dreams of winning gold at the 1992 Olympics are shattered after a training accident.

Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story

1996

Fallen Angel poster
6.3

When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay only long enough to clean and settle the estate. Yet something indescribable keeps him there longer than expected. Soon, he is reunited with memories and people from his past and his life is changed forever.

Fallen Angel

2003

Miracle in Bethlehem, PA poster
6.5

Successful Mary Ann Brubeck adopts a daughter right before Christmas. When bad weather lands her and her new baby stranded in Bethlehem, PA, their only option is to stay with the innkeeper’s brother Joe, a quintessential bachelor.

Miracle in Bethlehem, PA

2023

You Belong to Me poster
5.9

A radio psychologist who solves the murders of wealthy women finds her latest case is much deeper than she imagined-and it may cost her life!

You Belong to Me

2002

The Christmas Club poster
6.3

Two busy strangers meet when they help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings. Thanks to fate and Christmas magic, they also find something they were both missing: true love.

The Christmas Club

2019

Clarence poster
5.3

Spin off from the classic 1946 Jimmy Stewart film "It's A Wonderful Life" finds his protecting angel, Clarence, again returning to Earth to help another human.

Clarence

1990

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story poster
4.8

True story about the cat and mouse game between the FBI trying to find a Soviet mole in their ranks and Robert Hanssen, one of the top FBI agents and said mole

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

2002

Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew poster
6.6

Anne heads to Charlottetown to attend accelerated classes as she continues to work towards her dream of being a school teacher. While there, she is forced to adapt quickly to her new surroundings and classmates as she navigates her way through her first school experience outside of her beloved Green Gables. Anne finds herself facing daunting choices for her future, the stirrings of romance, and tragedy unlike anything she's ever known. Meanwhile, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert contend with advancing age as they deal with financial challenges and creeping ailments.

Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew

2017

Free Fall poster
4.6

An NTSB investigator and her boyfriend, who works for the FAA, investigate a series of similar and suspicious plane crashes that seem to be affecting only one airline.

Free Fall

1999

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying poster
NR

In late 19th century Toronto, Detective William Murdoch investigates the murder of a young girl found in the red light district. When a possible witness to the murder is also killed, Murdoch must stop the killer before he strikes again.

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

2004